Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-19
LOCAL IMPROVEMENT.
UNANIMITY OF SENTIMENT FOE
PUBLIC SPIRIT AWAKENING.
More NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Sacra'
mento the Best Location in the
State for Home-seekers.


able immigrants to come and settle near
the borders of the city. 1t is, in fact
almost a one-sided question, and the OBJ
Jectors are so few, and their opposition SC
selfish and unworthy, as to excite ridicule.
The one remaining thing to do is 10 secure
organization and the commencement of the
work. The expression of scores of citi-
zens was to the effect that several associa-
tons should at once be formed to secure
refusal of tracts, plot them, reserve aven-
ues, etc, and secure the location of colo
MES, and dispose likewise of small tracts to
home people as they desire, always coup
ling with such schemes cheap and rapid
transit and good roadways. Very few in
deed have been met who do not deem the
the scheme feasible, and all agree that
nowhere in all the interior are there greater
advantages for or stronger invitation to
home-seekers than right here.
c. W. CLARKE,
The well-known land owner, was strongly
of the opinion that the vicinity of Sacra-
mento offers the very best and most invit-
ing locations. They are no lands said he,
better situated, more productive generally,
or better favored by climate The whole
section, he is confident, will certainly fill
up. Water can be had easily and in plenty,
and there is scarcely ten-acre tract to be
located east and north and northeast of the
city that will not yield 10 the industrious
man good living, and make garden spots
for homes. He was firmly impressed that
the effort to coloniZe is the right wav to
bring about the desired end. 1t had worked
well in Fresno and will here.
z. Il. BLESSING
Believed the filling up of suburban Sacra-
mento to be so desirable as to not even
constitute an open question. But Mr..
Blessing thought the first thing to do and
to precede all others, is to arouse local
spirit to local Improvements. He pointed
out many of these, along and K streets.
and indicated where a little effort and a
good deal of public spirit will make aston
ishing Improvements that will result most
benehcially to the city, and be followed by
financial benefit. There is
plenty of means here to do these
things aud willingness too, but lack of
organization and unity of purpose Local
jealousies among real estate people, and the
unwise policy of belittling each others
efforts he looked upon as grave hiudrances,
but these can be overcome if the public
spirited will unite and declare against
them. Instances were cited by Mr.. Bless
ing of several public improvements that
had been baked for want of this unity in
the community.
L. F. BASSETT,
City Engineer, had NO doubt of the FEAST
bility OF small tract and colonizing schemes
being successful. He pointed out that our
suburban lands are unsurpassed for pro-
ductlveness, and that water is under them
all in plenty, to be applied to the surface as
needed at very small cost. He entertained
the opinion that the purchase of the Sacra-
mento and Amador canal property and its
diversion to irrigation purposes could be
made the means of great wealth and a large
population.
COLONEL E. r. HAMILTON
Reduced his views to writing as follows
The way to boom Sacramento is to
form an irrigation district (under the
Wright bill, passed by the Legisla-
ture at the last SESSION., comprising the
land bounded by the American river on the
north, the Costumes or Dry creek on the
south, and the Sacramento river on the
west. Raise the necessary funds, and run
a canal from the American river, near Fol-
som, in a southerly direction across the
county, with lateral bitches the proper dis
lance apart running west toward the Sacra-
mento river, thus irrigating the principal
portion of the county, and making it
and at comparative small cost.
Then your customers will come in. Your
larger landhOlders will subdivide their
larger holdings, and the county will fill ND
with thrifty population. Roads will be
built, villages created, quick communica-
ten secured, and land now selling from $50
to $50 per acre, will be worth and sell from
800 to $500 per acre.
Then let the citizens of Sacramento CITY
wake up, paint their dwellings white, not
the dirty brown now so much in vogue, re-
arrange their old, tumble-down, irregular
looking awnings on and X streets, and
build them after the style of the awning of
Weinstock & Lubin's, corner K and Four,
Streets lay new sidewalks in cement, paint
the fronts of their stores above the avn
ings, remove the canvas and other signs
from across the sidewalks. gravel the CEN
tiers of all the principal streets with the
cement and gravel easily obtained near the
city, so as to make good driveways both
winter and summer
Press the loafers and pimps and thieves
gang, and make them earn their support
in keeping the streets and alleys clean and
tidy
Run the sewage of the city to point at
r and Front streets, and conduct it in
sewer pipe along tie levee down the river
and dispose of it to the gardeners below
the city
Build suitable hotel, fronting on Cap
itol Park, 10 accommodate tourists and
others wishing to spend the winter with
us, thus giving them fine views from their
windows, fine promenades, with the use
of the State Library and Crocker Art Gal.
lery, and our nice, well-kept drives both
summer and winter.
When all this is done-and it can be at
a comparatively small cost to the benefit
derived-then will our City of the Plains
boom, and the business and residence prop.
erty increase from two to five times its
present value. New lines of business will
be started, our wholesale and retail trade
will be enlarged, our churches and theaters
will be better supported-all of which en-
courages the thrifty and intelligent people
of the East to come and enjoy life with US
under our vine and fig trees.
PLACER COUNTY OPINION.
Placer, FL Dorado, Amador and Yolo
are legltlnlalelE WITHIN the outer district
of suburban Sacramento, and are coutrib-
utors of the highest importance 10 our
trade and general prosperity. The follow
ing views of a well-known citizen of Col
fax, who desires the awakening of public
spirit to extend into Placer, even more
prominently than at present, will be read
with interest. c. Fremont writes from
Colfax:
Il fully agree with Mr. D., of New
England Mills, in reference to the neoes-
sity of more energy and push on the
part of our people in Placer county
in order that the people outside of her
borders may know that we are not selfish
nor inclined to hermitage, but that on the
contrary we both desire and need their
help in developing the grand natural and
far superior resources of these hills.
We have the essentials for rich, healthy
and happy homes to offer them. These es-
sentials consist of wood in abundance,
water of the best quality, soil second to
none in the State, and-what shall we say
a climate as fine and healthy as any in the
world. Acquaint the people of the North
west and East with these facts, coupled
with the equally true and important one
that any kind of semi-tropical fruits can be
successfully grown here. Also add to these
that we produce the best quality of apples
and pears in the State. Make these facts
known, and much of the great tide of inn
migration now pouring into the southern
part of the State will turn Dorthward,
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